Charles H. Holland, Jr. Papers
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Identifier: GTM-060301
Papers of ARAMCO executive Charles H. Holland, Jr., former Supervisor of the Accounting Services Unit of the Drilling and Workover Services Department of ARAMCO. It includes oral history interview transcripts of individuals who worked for ARAMCO as part of the ARAMCO History Project. It also includes reports and other printed materials, as well as maps and audiovisual media.
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Charles H. Holland, Jr. was born in Memphis, Tennessee on July 22, 1945. He grew up in Memphis, graduating from Christian Brothers High School and Memphis State University. In 1968, he joined the U.S. Army, serving on both active and reserve duty for twelve years, rising to the rank of Sergeant First Class. Active-duty tours were in Vietnam and Ft. Stewart GA. He is a graduate of the Cannon Noncommissioned Officer Advanced Course.
Holland joined the Arabian American Oil Company (now Saudi Aramco) in 1979 spending over sixteen years with that organization in several positions, living in Houston, Abqaiq, and Dhahran. He served for several years as Supervisor, Accounting Services Unit, Drilling and Workover Services Department in Saudi Arabia.
After retirement from Saudi Aramco in 1996, he joined the City of Cocoa Beach, Florida Finance Department, rising to Chief Financial Officer, and retiring as Assistant City Manager in 2017. He was an active member of Florida Government Finance Officers Association and served on the Certification Committee for several years.
During his career, Holland held four professional certifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and Certified Cost Engineer (CCE). He spent many years in the Boy Scouts of America as a boy and adult leader, earning the rank of Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor of the Order of the Arrow, District Award of Merit, and the Silver Beaver Award as well as several training awards.
[Source: Biographical information provided by Charles H. Holland, Jr., 2024]
6.5 Cubic Feet (10 boxes)
0.00167 Gigabytes (6 files)
English
This collection is arranged into six series by the processing archivist.
Gift of Charles H. Holland, Jr., 2006
The collection was rehoused into acid-free boxes and folders. Digital files have been transferred from disc to cloud storage.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository